Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Rejects Culpable Homicide: Sudhir Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sudhir Kumar vs. State of Haryana Judgment Date: 14 January 2019 Date of the Judgment: […]
Supreme Court Upholds Framing of Charges Under Section 319 CrPC: Deepu vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Trial Court can proceed against a person under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based on a supplementary charge sheet, after having previously discharged the same person without considering the supplementary
Supreme Court Directs Trial Court to Decide on Applicability of Tenancy Act: Bijay Kumar vs. Ashwin Desai (2018) Date of the Judgment: December 12, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 1088 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a dispute over which tenancy law applies to a lease be resolved as a preliminary issue?
Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Contract Dispute: Vinod Natesan vs. State of Kerala (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a breach of contract for non-payment of dues constitutes a criminal offense of cheating and/or breach of trust under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vinod
Supreme Court Reverses High Court Decision on Temple Property Dispute: Chairman, Board of Trustee vs. S. Rajyalaxmi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Dispute over the ownership of property claimed by both a temple trust and private individuals. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Chairman, Board of Trustee, Sri Ram Mandir Jagtial vs. S. Rajyalaxmi (Dead) &
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Child Rape and Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a death sentence is warranted in a case involving the rape and murder of a minor, considering the possibility of reformation of the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Child Sexual Abuse, Murder) Case Name: Viran Gyanlal Rajput vs. The State of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Acquits Two Accused: Farida Begum vs. State of Uttarakhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the conviction of the accused for murder and rioting. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Farida Begum vs. State of Uttarakhand [Judgment Date]: December 4, 2018 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Inheritance Rights of Granddaughters, Dismissing Will Claim: Jarnail Singh vs. Bhagwanti (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a will was validly executed and whether the granddaughters of the deceased were the rightful heirs. CASE TYPE: Civil (Inheritance) Case Name: Jarnail Singh & Anr. vs. Bhagwanti (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 29 November
Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Wills in Property Dispute: Sunkara Lakshminarasamma vs. Sagi Subba Raju (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of Wills and property rights. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Partition and Specific Performance) Case Name: Sunkara Lakshminarasamma (D) By LRs. vs. Sagi Subba Raju & Others Judgment Date: 28 November 2018 Date of the Judgment: 28
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Brutal Assault Case: Ramji vs. State of Punjab (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was rightly convicted for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or if the conviction should be for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code,
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Kidnapping and Murder Case: Swapan Kumar Jha vs. State of Jharkhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty awarded to one of the accused in a kidnapping and murder case was justified, or if it should be commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Swapan Kumar
Supreme Court Reduces Death Penalty in Child Murder Case: Prahlad vs. State of Rajasthan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder and penetrative sexual assault of a minor, and whether the death penalty was warranted. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Prahlad vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]: 14 November 2018 Date
